Steering Committee
Mountains of Hope is governed by a Steering Committee. It comprises representatives from the founding member organizations, MOH members, and others who help guide the Coalition in the proper direction. Additional guidance comes from the leads of the subcommittees. The Steering Committee’s goal is to guide the coalition toward achieving their mission – Collaborating to Conquer Cancer in the Mountain State.
Coalition Leadership
Stacey Whanger
Coalition Chair
WV Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Abby Starkey
Immediate Past Chair
Cancer Prevention and Control
WVU Cancer Institute
Angela Austin
Chair Elect
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Subcommittee Chairs & Chairs-Elect
Carrie Wines-Larch
Quality of Life Chair
CAMC Cancer Center
Elizabeth Puette
Early Detection Chair
WVU School of Dentistry
Department of Dental Hygiene
Dana DeJarnett
Prevention Chair
WVU Medicine Berkeley and
Jefferson Medical Center
Elizabeth Brooks
Prevention Chair-Elect
Southern Highlands Community Medical Center
Kelcie Sturgeon
Early Detection Chair-Elect
WVU Cancer Institute
Cancer Prevention and Control
Jennifer Hancock
Quality of Life Chair-Elect
WVDHHR Division of Women’s and Family Health, Office of Maternal, Child, and Family Health
Founding Member Representation
Angela Kaloush
American Cancer Society
Charlene Hickman
WV Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program
WVDHHR/Office of Maternal, Child,
and Family Health
Susan Eason
WVU Cancer Institute
Cancer Prevention & Control
Steering Committee Representation
Patty Davis
Agents of Hope
Jennie Shifflett
Agents of Hope
St. George Medical Clinic
Steve Blankenship
WV Cancer Registry
Mountains Of Hope Team
Mary Ellen Conn
Coalition Facilitator
Coalition Manager
Juliana Curry
Policy Consultant
Dannell Boatman
Program Evaluator
Megan Ross
Epidemiologist
WVDHHR-BPH-DHPCD
Contact Us
Lauren Wright, DSL, MPH
Program Coordinator, Cancer Prevention and Control
WV Cancer Control Collaborative Partnership and Mountains of Hope Coalition
WVU Cancer Institute
Phone: 304-293-0632
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